Carry-iron.



'P. BATEMAN.-

GARRY IRON. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 26, 1912.

Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

INVENTOR Paul fiazemcm/ ATTORNEY the v same, re

STATES NT' orientate.

PAUL'BATEMAN, or sir; LOUIS, atxs'soonx, assroiron TO AMERICAN can Ann FOUNDRY COMPANY, OF ST. LOUIS, Mxssoum, A GORPQRATION or NEW JERSEY:

CARRY-IRON.

Specification of Letters iatent.

Patented Nov. 11, 19 13.

Application filed December 26, 1912. Serial No. 738,695.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PAUL BA rnnAN, re siding at- St. Louis, Missouri, and being a citizen of the United States, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in Carry-Irons, (Case A,) of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description,

such as will enable others-skilled in the art to which it afpertains to make and to use nipanying drawings, w iich illustrate'the not limited to the exact details of constructlon shown and described, as it is obvious that various modifications thereof will occur to persons skilled in the'art.

In said drawings: Figure "1' is a front ,elevational view of a coupling support showing the coupler in section and showing in dot and dash lines the carry iron in dropped position.

slightly modified form of the, carry iron v detached froinrthe dead block and show ing the same in reversed position in dot and dash lines. Y

My invention relates in general to a draw-bar coupler support, and more particularly relates to a removable carry iron and its supporting buffer casting or dead block.

,lvly invention has for its object to provide an improved carry iron arrangement in which the iron maydropped lo a position, without becoming detached from the sup .orting parts, in order to permit the ref ital lowering of the coupler and its attachedmechamsm.

arIt is a'further object to provide in a do vice of the "above outlined character relatively broad fiat bearing surfaces for the 'iron, and to so arrange thc parts that the iron may be locked interposition in a simple manner, and without multiplicity of struc-' tural parts.

Iattain the above outlined obj cots, broadly,

by constructing a dead block A with alined, shelves acarry iron Ii or, B insertible 'into sai' block by a transverse movement below the coupler C, in which position it is locked by m'eans of pins D.-

Described morein detail I have shown erence bein -had .to the ac v Fig. 2"is a plan: view of the underside of .the devic: shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a.

the dead block A as consisting of a suitably riveted face plate 4, fastened by means of the rivets 5.to the end sill or other suitable part of the car, and extending centrally and each side wall ofthe hood 6 is formed into 7 an integral and outstanding hollow foot 8, the bottom of each of which feetv form a shelf to support the carryiron B, hereinafter more fully described. Thesefeet are slightly different, and referring more par-' ticularly t0 the one disclosed in the lefthand side of Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that the shelf 9' is slotted or divided transversely so as to provide an opening10 in the bottom thereof, which oipening extends from the .outer wall of the cot through the inner wall outlining the coupler opening.

The width of this opening. 10 'is"substantially one-half. of the widthiof the recess 11,

so as to provide a relatively broad shelf 9 on opposite sides thereof. Slightly above the shelf 9 the inner wall 12 of the hood has an opening 13 therein extending through- .thc entire widthof the recess 11, so as to permit the insertion of ihe carry i'ion 13..

The slot 14 in the other foot is substantially L-shape in vertical section, and is opened through the bottom through the transvcrscly extending opening 15. This ()[)('I| ing forms the head of the T- sliaped opening 16, the stem of which opening is in alincmcnt with the opening lttand |)!H\'l(l(5 j shelves 1?, which she'lves are"substantially in the same plane with and correspond to the shelves 9.

'lhe carry iron '15 is shown to he a solid flanged bar, each end of which is formed integral with lateral projecting lugs 18 and 15). The lugs 18 are of a flat 'elliptical shape in transverse section and are of greater width than bright, so that when the .carry iron is in the coupler supporting position shown" in Fig. 1 the lugs 18 will rest on the shelves 9 and will fit within the angle formed bythe top wall of the foot- 8 and the shelvesf), and at the same time will affordi a broadbQearing surface between the carry iron and the shelves 9. The opening 13 in the foot 8 is made merely of a height sufficient to oermit the insertion of the lugs 18, and t vese lugs are of such I height relative to the opening thatwhen the iron is in the depending position shown in dot and dash lines in Fig. 1 the iron can- .through the opening 13 into the recess 11, them to rest on the shelf 9 andthen passing the lugs 19 through the open-- permitting ing 15 until they rest upon the shelf17, and

the iron is then slid transversely until the 'lfigs 18 engage the angle in the pocket 11,

and the; iron is maintained in th s position by @2320, which pass through the alined perforations in the top and bottom Walls of the pocket containing the lugs 19 and engage these exteriorly of the said lugs, as said Lugs rest on the shelves 17. The pins are fastened in position by any suitable means, such as the cotter pins 21. Bythis construction it will be seen that the holding pins 20 do not pass through the carry iron to weaken the same, as is common with some known. structures of this character. The lugs 18 and 19 are disposed nearer; one

- bearing face of the iron than the other, so

that reversing the position, as shown in dot and dash line in Fig. 3, will adjust the coupler vertically so that it may assume one of two vertical positions. A

What I claim isz' longitudinally and transversely relative to each other, a carry iron fitting between and.

' tegral lugs projecting from each end thereof serv ng as pivot supports on some of said spaced shelves, said casting havingportions overhanging said lugs to prevent vertical movement of said iron.

2. A striking 'castinghaving a'plurality of shelves spaced longitudinally and transvcrsely'relative to each other, a carry iron fitting between and supported on certain ofsuid shelves so as to be pivotally and slidably movable to operative position and having laterally extending integral lugs projecting from each end thereof resting on a. plurality of said shelves, said casting having portions overhanging said lugs to prevent vert cal movement of said iron, and ammo;- 'able pin carried by the casting exteriorly of the iron to prevent transverse movement thereof in one direction.

portin 1.. A striking castlng having a plurality -of brackets provided with shelves spaced 3. striking casting having ashelf and a wall meeting to form an angle, said shelf havin an openin therethrough, a pair iron a apted to swing into said opemng on having lateral lugs supported b said shelf, and means maintaining one en of the iron in the angle.

4. A striking casting havin transversely spaced recesses facing each ot er, in combination with a carry iron havin integral laterally extending opposite en portions disposed insaid recesses when in coupler supporting position, and a removable locking member exteriorly ofthe carry iron adapted to maintain said carry iron in supposition, said carry iron being ada te to'swing to inoperative position whi e it is supported at one end only.

5. A striking casting having spaced parallel shelves, a carry iron adapted to be supported in coupler supporting position on said shelves and to dropaway from coupler supporting'position, said carry iron having laterallyextending lugs supported by saidshelves, and walls connecting opposite ends of said shelves, the walls being adapted to restrict longitudinal movement of said carry iron in one direction.

6. The-combination with a striking casting, of a carry iron havin one end pivotally and slidably mounted in said striking casting, and a removable'locking member adapted to extend into said striking eastin 1n aliriement with the opposite en ofsai carry iron.

7.. The combination with acarry iron having integral transversely ext-ending lugs formed near each of its ends, said carry iron being mounted in said strikingcas'ting and being pivotally movable to and from a vertical position, and insertible into said striking casting by a transverse movement.

8. In a device of the class described, a striking casting, provided with depending bifurcated portions each of which is rovided with a recess, with two slots lea ing to one of-said recesses, in combination with a carry iron mounted in one recess and adapted to be inserted in said recess through .one of its slots, saidcarry iron being adapted to-swing to inoperative position while it is supported at'one end in but one of said recesses.

9. A striking casting having a shelf terminating in a stop at one end, saidshelf having an opening thcrethrough, a car y ron adapted to.be projected into said openmg and having fixed lateral lugs near each .of its ends, some of which are supported on said shelf and some of which are adapted to servc as supports for the opposite end of said carry iron, said carry iron being piv'i ptally movable to and from operative p0?- ion. 3

10. 'In a device of the character described;

a carry iron formed of one piece and provided with fixed laterally projecting lugs extending from near each end thereof, in

combination with a recessed striking casting formed with recesses adapted to support opposite ends of the carry iron, and having passages leading to said recesses adapted to permit seating said carr iron therein, said carry iron being pivota ly movable to and from operative position. v

11. In a device of the character described, a striking casting having one portion formed with a pocket formed with a stop at tending lugs at each of its ends, said coupler support being pivotally movable to and from operative pos1tion,'adapted to be seatedlin said striking casting by a longitudinal movement.

13. In combination, a bifurcated striking casting having a vertical slot through each leg of the bifurcation and-a coupler support provided with integral laterally extending lugs at each of its ends and pivotally movable to inoperative position, said coupler support being adapted to be seated in said striking casting by vertical and longitudinal movement of the support.

14. In combination, a bifurcated striking casting provided with slotted recesses in each leg of its bifurcated portion, in combination with a carry iron which is provided with integral lugs extending transversely neareach end thereof and adapted tobe pivotally and slidabl movable to operative po- ,sition in said stri ing casting.

In witness whereof I have hereunto'set my hand in the presence of-t-wo witnesses.

Witnesses I OSCAR Hoomsmzo,

WILLIAM Momusow.

PAUL BATEMAN. 

